A rash of car burglaries, stops here: in the back of this cruiser. A teen taken to jail... After deputies say they caught him red- handed... taking off with money...jewelry... and whatever else he could get his hands on. 3 Despite this one arrest-- deputies in Saint Johns County say their work isn't over. They are looking for a SECOND person in connection to these car burglaries in Nocatee. The 18-year-old behind bars now, is De Vante Johnson. Deputies say they caught him in the act ... breaking into two cars just this morning. They believe Johnson is the same person who broke into 16 cars last week...all in the same Nocatee community. Channel 4's Hailey Winslow joins us now live from Nocatee. Hailey, you spoke to some of the victims who live there... I imagine they're thrilled by the news of an arrest..? 3 3 3 Most of the break-ins happened here...along Princess Drive. The bad guys took computers, wallets and purses. And one woman says they used her credit card to purchase a game at Red Box... The neighbors feel violated and hope the other criminal is caught soon. 3 00-0617-1942-45he sits in the back of a cruiser - BUSTED. after an officer says he caught him in the act - breaking into a car... investigators believe this is him last week - burglarizing another vehicle...part of a rash of recent car break-ins in Nocatee...Shayna Brady's husband is one of them...This house caught the crook on camera - St.Johns County investigators say the two men hit about 16 locked and unlocked cars on Princess Drive in Nocatee last week. Then early Wednesday morning, a Jacksonville Sheriff's officer driving home from his shift along nearby Howland Drive, says they were at it again...Deputies arrested 18-year old De Vante Cody Johnson and say his description and car - match what was caught on surveillance last week... Commander Chuck Mulligan reminds people an UNLOCKED car - is an easy target...Deputies are still searching for the second suspect...before he strikes this street again... Neighbors say this area had a rash of breakins about a year ago. Deputies want to remind people to remove valuables and lock their doors. Hailey, did deputies say why they think thieves are targeting this area?

NOCATEE, Fla. -

An 18-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested and a second man is being sought in connection with at least two early morning car burglaries Wednesday in St. Johns County.

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De Vante Johnson is charged with two counts of burglary to a vehicle and one count each of possession of burglary tools, petit theft, possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

St. Johns County deputies said the investigation began by an off-duty Jacksonville police officer who was driving home from a shift at about 4:20 a.m. when he spotted a car burglary in progress in front of a home in the 200 block of Howland Drive in Nocatee.

Johnson, who was stopped at gunpoint, was taken into custody without incident, deputies said. They said he is also charged in connection with a burglary to a vehicle in the 300 block of Howland Drive.

"When the JSO officer saw them, they were inside a car," Cmdr. Chuck Mulligan said. "They were actually actively going through a car. The vehicle they used to get there, they arrested the individual. We searched that car and did, in fact, find a lot of items that we believe to be stolen."

Deputies and K-9 units responded to the area to search for the second man, who was not found.

A 2010 Honda Fit found nearby belonged to a relative of Johnson's and was seized, deputies said.

They said additional charges are pending against Johnson and other suspects as the investigation continues.

Shayna Brady said her husband's car was broken into Wednesday morning.

"They stole a can koozie full of change, and some chains out of the trunk that he uses for his vehicles at work," Brady said.

Deputies said home surveillance video caught a car burglary suspect on camera last week, and they said Johnson matches the description. They said the two suspects in Wednesday's break-ins may be the same ones who hit about 16 locked and unlocked cars on Princess Drive in Nocatee last week.

"It's a probability, but right now it's not a confirmation," Mulligan said.

"You can't just let people walk around out there thinking they can do things like that and just get away with it," Brady said. "I wish the best really for him. Hopefully this is something he can just learn from and move on in the right direction."

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